Mandai Board Walk, Singapore

Since covid had restricted us from travelling during the pandemic, Singaporean had been walking hahaha. I also started walking and with a lot of new parks and attractiions opening during these few years, make us walk more and admire nature more too.

Took Bus 138 and alight at the Singapore Zoo Stop (the sign shown on the bus screen).

Mandai Boardwalk is the latest boardwalk to open and is near to the Singapore Zoo. After alighting at the Singapore Zoo stop, just looked for the sign that stated Singapore Zoo.

After taking the escalator to street level, just followed the signs that lead to Boardwalk.

The boardwalk is about 3.3 km and stretch from River Wonders and Singapore Zoo.  We walked from Point A to Point C and then back to Point B to exit. The whole walk took more than an hour. Lots of shades makes walking easier. But there's no toilet along the boardwalk but there's toilets near  Point A and Point B.

Vines hanging down to the boardwalk giving lots of shade as we walked along the boardwalk.

Spotted Mandai Treehouse - Mandai Rainforest Resort opposite the boardwalk.

After reading this sign warning of Macaque, we saw a troop of them running along the fences, so afraid  they would snatch my handphone haha.

Bird watch at the end of the Boardwalk

More encounters with animals along the Mandai Boardwalk.

Monitor Lizard

A pair of cute monkeys

Japanese Garden Singapore

After visiting the Chinese Garden, we walked over next door to visit the Japanese Garden. The main attraction in Japanese Garden must be the new Sunken Garden. It is so lovely but first, we rest and have some breakfast.

We ordered the Breakfast set of waffles with caramel banana and black coffee. 

It tasted good, the waffle is really crispy.

After breakfast, took many photos of the sunken garden.

Sunken Garden, where walled paths lined up to 3.5m high on both sides with more than 200 types of epiphytes – plants that grow on other plants or structures – attempt to create a microclimate of high humidity and low temperatures.

Its centrepiece takes inspiration from a cenote – a deep natural well or sinkhole formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes groundwater underneath – featuring an air well that allows natural light into the otherwise shaded garden, and a still pool to harvest and recycle rainwater. (source)

The distinctive red color of the bridge is authentically aligned with the hue of a traditional red bridge in Japan. Garden bridges in Japanese gardens have both a symbolic and practical meaning. Bridges symbolize traveling and transition, and inspire mindfulness as one takes steps–literally and figuratively–to cross.

Chinese Garden in Jurong Singapore

Chinese Garden gone through a revamp and finally open to the public. Free Admission. Easy access from Chinese Garden MRT Station. Only about 10 mins walk from the station, we could see Chinese Garden. The first pagoda we saw was the Cloud Pagoda. 

I used to come here during my secondary school days with my classmates. Back then we had so much energy to run all over the garden and climbed all the pagodas. Now that I am a senior citizen, the garden seems too big for me hahaha, did not climb up some of the pagodas . But Cloud Pagoda was not opened to the public for access to the top of the pagoda.

Surounding the pagoda were the twelve zodiacs, guess my  zodiac hahaha.

Twin Pagodas, with spiral staircases and view of the lake.

The grand arch, is the main entrance of the  garden.

White rainbow bridge

Stoneboat, reminds me of the stoneboat in Beijing Summer Palace. Maybe I should visit Beijing again (for the third time?)

Lots of beautiful colourful flowers.

Before going to Japanese Garden (Next door to Chinese Garden), is the Bonsai Garden

Nice place to take lots of photograps.

Next post, Japanese Garden